Chapter 40 The Imperial God of War is Well Deserved
As soon as Nan Qi finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet.
Pu Bo and Mei Long looked at each other, thinking back to the earth-shattering earthquake, the mountain collapse, and the flying rocks. The image of Nan Qi standing on the ruins, holding the colorful stone in his hand and laughing loudly, came to their minds.
"Ah~" The two insects shuddered together, and got goosebumps. They quickly shook their heads to drive out the scary image from their minds.
Melon covered his head and said, "I suddenly feel that one piece of the seven-colored stone is great. There's no need to get another one. Don't you agree, Pu Bo?"
Pu Bo also nodded repeatedly: "It's a good piece. I won't bother Mr. Nan Qi for now."
There are only eighteen black crystal mines in their Tro system. They were lucky this time; the collapsed mountain was just outside the mine, so it had no impact on the actual mine. If it collapses next time, the entire mine might collapse, which would be a huge commotion.
If you accidentally crush a bug or completely destroy the black crystal mine, you will be guilty.
It is not appropriate for them to get into such a big trouble now, especially since they already have one.
As a bug, you cannot be too greedy. Be content with what you have.
Nan Qi shrugged, leaning over the table. He tilted his head and looked at the two embarrassed bugs. He said sympathetically, "Just make your own decisions. When you've made up your mind, just let Bai tell me."
Mellon: “Okay, okay.”
Bai remained silent. He looked at the glowing colorful stone, a look of contemplation in his eyes.
Lunk also came back at this time. In addition to crystals of various levels and colors, he also took a mid-level black crystal and an ordinary stone from the mine.
As soon as he entered the door, he placed all the stones around the colorful stone.
Soon all the crystals were attracted by the colorful stone and floated around it. The halo inside the colorful stone changed rapidly again, and finally emitted light of different colors, which fell on crystals of different colors.
Rose quartz is white, citrine is green, amethyst is silver, and blue quartz is orange.
The color of the intermediate black crystal is still similar to gold but not gold, it is a little brighter than the light falling on the low-level black crystal, and the impurities seep out slower than other crystals.
And the most ordinary stone actually received the light of the colorful stone, and the light was lime-colored.
As the light output became stable, the stone began to crack and chip, but it did not break. Instead, it became more and more transparent as the impurities fell away.
The insects showed delighted looks. It turned out that the colorful stones could really promote the evolution of crystals and even the growth of mineral veins.
It can be said that with the colorful stones in hand, they have an additional batch of recyclable and inexhaustible crystals.
When they thought of that possibility, the insects breathed slowly, fearing that they would miss any changes.
As time goes by, the crystal becomes more and more transparent, and the impurities inside are much less.
In addition, they also discovered something shocking - when the colorful stones promoted the evolution of various colored crystals, the various colored crystals would also feed back to the colorful stones.
Rather than saying that the colorful stones promote the evolution of crystals of various colors, it is better to say that they complement each other.
This means that the colorful stone is not a one-time "energy storage" stone, and it will not lose its function after pouring all its own energy into the crystals around it.
This was a huge piece of cake that fell right on their heads.
The insects were hit so hard that they couldn't move forward. They all looked at Nan Qi with unparalleled enthusiasm in their eyes, as if they were looking at a rare treasure.
Nan Qi was startled and hid behind Bai little by little, using Bai's body to block the three insects' terrifying sight. If Nan Qi was possessed by a spirit at this moment, the hair on his tail would probably stand up.
Bai Hui gently patted Nan Qi's hand that was on his arm, and looked at the three female insects opposite with a sharp look, which immediately made the three insects sober up a lot.
Lunk coughed awkwardly. "This is amazing. I now feel that among those mines that can produce high-grade crystals, I don't say that every mine has seven-colored stones, but I think most of them do."
Melon looked up suddenly after hearing this. "Why do you think the Empire kept this secret? And who took the colorful stones from those abandoned mines?"
"Consul," Bai said solemnly, "Every time a mine is depleted, a consul will head to the planet where the mine is located. They claim to be helping the miners move to a new mining planet, but they're actually going after the Colorful Stones."
"How treacherous!" Mellon slammed the table. "They must have a lot of colorful stones, yet they're even playing the energy crisis game with us. How shameless! Do they know how many of our comrades they've killed?"
Lunk patted his shoulder, feeling a little down.
"Could it be that he just wants your comrades to die?"
"What?!"
Nan Qi poked his head out from Bai's shoulder and said, "What I mean is that the female insects are too powerful. The male insects realized that relying solely on the continuation of the race and the channeling of mental power would not be enough to completely subjugate you."
"So they control technology, weapons, finance, food, energy, and other industries. But even with all this, they're still afraid. They're afraid the females will recklessly resist, and military females are the best among females..."
Nan Qi didn't explain the rest of the words, but everyone understood, and the whole room fell into a depressing silence.
After a while, Bai broke the silence: "Don't tell anyone what happened today. Keep your emotions under control. Now is not the time yet."
Mellon gritted his teeth and said, "We know. Don't worry. We've noticed it before, but we just never thought the worst."
Pu Bo exhaled. "How dare they? Aren't they afraid of getting into trouble? If they're not careful, the entire empire will be in danger. What good will that do them?"
"They are all a bunch of lunatics. There is no common sense for lunatics." Lunke sighed, "Let's go. It's already daybreak."
The morning light seeped in through the gaps in the curtains, but the few insects present felt a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts, freezing their bodies bit by bit.
After Mellon and the others left, only Nan Qi and Bai were left in the room.
Nan Qi didn't say anything to comfort Jie Bai. He put away the colorful stones and various spiritual stones, stood up, walked to the window, and pulled open the thick blackout curtains.
The sunlight poured down, dispelling the darkness in the room. Nan Qi turned around and stood in front of the window with his back to the light.
His figure reflected in the sunlight was like a blazing fire or a warm light.
Bai looked at the dazzling fire and light, stretched out his hand, and said to himself, "Come on, the weather is nice today, we can look at it together. The daylight is just right, and it's not too late to start looking now."
"Isn't it too late?" Bai was involuntarily attracted to Nan Qi. He walked up to Nan Qi step by step and put his hand in Nan Qi's hand.
Nan Qi tightened his grip, pulled Bai to his side, and turned to face Rihui with Bai. Facing Rihui directly, his pupils shrank into a thin slit. He narrowed his eyes and spoke in a gentle voice.
"It's not too late. Be with like-minded partners. It's never too late to see. There is still a chance. Haven't you always been trying to seize that opportunity?"
Bai took a deep breath and watched the sunlight shine on the earth, dispelling the haze. His expression changed from tired to determined.
Nan Qi stayed with Bai until the Sunshine was completely in the air. Bai then spoke: "Actually, you already knew what we were planning, right? On the day we formed our true alliance."
Nan Qi smiled and nodded: "It's not hard to guess."
"Then you still help me?"
"Well, I'm not helping you, I'm just helping myself." Nan Qi turned his head to look at Bai, "Long-term oppression will inevitably lead to a crazy counterattack. The history of the Zerg also proves this point. It's just that for various reasons, the female Zergs have failed."
"But failure doesn't mean there will be no war, no death. I just want to live."
"But if we fail, you, who cooperated with us, will also die," Bai kindly reminded. "Although we have exceptional physical strength and a large number, the long-term domestication of females by male insects and various resource shortages will increase the possibility of our failure."
"I know, but I also know that there's no such thing as an absolutely perfect, 100% successful plan. Female insects can fail, and male insects can fail too. I've always lived as an F-rank male insect, so you can understand that I also hate those high-handed male insects."
Bai's breath stopped, and he thought of Nan Qi's brief account of his life.
It seems ordinary, but only Nan Qi himself knows the hard work involved.
It is no wonder that Nan Qi hates the arrogant male insects. Nan Qi's family is likely to be very large. Because he was born weak, not only did they abandon him, but they also exiled his female father and male father. He almost died in the mouth of the star beast several times.
Now that he lives on Potter Star, he never mentions his female father or male father. It is very likely that both of his fathers are dead.
Nan Qi had just reached adulthood, and he didn't know how long it had been since he lost his father.
Suddenly, Bai remembered that Nan Qi had just arrived on Porter Star and was seriously injured. If it weren't for the Arnold brothers who picked him up and spent everything to save him, Nan Qi would have disappeared from this world long ago.
When Bai thought of that possibility, his heart ached.
"Nan Qi, can I ask how you got to Potter Planet? Which planet did you live on before?"
"Of course," Nan Qi smiled, "There's nothing I can't tell you. I used to live on a small planet called Gala, which was a so-called waste planet."
"My family was exiled to Gala. Gala has no minerals, is remote, and has few insects, but it's a warm place."
"Unfortunately, a month ago, Gala Star was plundered by a group of thieves. It was a band of pure Star Beasts. I don't know if they were actually thieves, or if they were disguised as thieves by the Star Beast Army."
"I have high mental strength and can use spiritual possession to significantly improve my physical fitness, but I am not strong enough to withstand the sneak attack of the beast thieves with large-scale thermal weapons."
Nan Qi laughed bitterly: "I am seriously injured. Gala Star was blown up by the thermal incendiary bomb and turned into a piece of garbage wandering in the universe."
"Nan Qi..." Bai asked with some regret. He didn't expect that Gala Star, which was robbed by thieves a month ago, was actually Nan Qi's hometown.
In the vast universe, in addition to the forces of various countries, there are also some forces that are independent of various countries.
Some forces aim to maintain the stability of the universe and love peace, but most of them are just sadistic bugs who gather together for various reasons.
The purpose of the remaining forces is exactly the opposite of theirs, burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil.
The independent forces that often roam in the Tro system governed by the Zerg and the Rad system governed by the Orcs are divided into three types according to their race.
1. A group of space pirates composed of Zerg.
2. A group of beast thieves composed of star beasts.
3. Various mixed-race or mixed-race bandit groups.
There are good and bad gangs among these three types of thieves' gangs. The one that attacked Gala Star a month ago was none other than the Fierce Beast Gang, which was well-known in both galaxies.
All members of the Fierce Beast Stealing Group are above A-level, equipped with heavy thermal weapons and heavy mechas. Their strength has to be taken seriously even by regular armies of various countries.
The reason they plundered Gala this time was simply because Gala was on the way to the energy planet they wanted to plunder, and they didn't want to take a detour, so they directly crushed Gala with heavy firepower.
"It's my fault as a general that I failed to protect you. I'm sorry, Nan Qi, I..."
"Don't say sorry," Nan Qi interrupted Bai and said with a smile, "This is not your fault. It's because the Beast Stealers are too abominable. You are so far away, it's too late for you to rush over."
"That's not how it works," Bai shook his head. "In recent years, the bandit gangs have become increasingly unrestrained, but I've been hesitant due to energy issues, which has invisibly emboldened them, leading to the disastrous consequences we're facing today."
"That's why I stand on your side." Nan Qi smiled gently, "Because I know you are not the source. Bai, have I ever told you that you actually did a great job? You protected the safety of the vast majority of citizens. You are a hero."
"You are worthy of being called the Imperial God of War!"
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